Donald Trump asked for it, according to the reporter for The Daily Beast who wrote a story Monday about allegations Trump’s ex-wife made more than 20 years ago. However, Tim Mak’s comments didn’t set well with Fox News host Megyn Kelly, who called the story alleging Trump raped his wife “totally without merit.”

On Monday, The Daily Beast published a story that cited statements made by Ivana Trump in the early 1990s, during her divorce from Trump, in which the word “rape” was used. A statement at the time from Ivana Trump also clarified that she was not referring to the criminal act.

Tim Mak, senior correspondent for The Daily Beast, said that discussions of rape and Donald Trump had their roots in Trump’s own allegations. The Republican presidential candidate, speaking on illegal immigration, has said “rapists” are crossing from Mexico to the U.S.

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“It is a statement of fact that some of the people who cross the southern border are rapists and murderers,” Kelly said in response.

Mak said Trump’s campaign brought “new relevance” to comments from a 1993 book discussing a 1989 incident.

“He deserves to be looked at,” Mak said of Trump. “His history should be looked at.”

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“But that doesn’t answer the question about whether your reporting is fair or relevant,” Kelly replied. She noted that spouses often make inflammatory accusations against each other during divorce proceedings. Furthermore, Ivana Trump has since distanced herself from the comments and publicly supported her ex-husband’s White House bid.

Kelly also had harsh words for Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, who told The Daily Beast that a man could not legally rape his wife. Kelly said that Cohen was “wrong on the facts” and “wrong on the law.”